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Every person has the right to a fair trial. It is the law of our country that competent representation by an attorney is necessary to preserve this fundamental right. State and federal law provides that all persons have the constitutional right to be represented by an attorney if they have been accused of a crime and the punishment for that crime could be time in jail or prison. If that person is financially unable to hire an attorney, then the law provides that an attorney shall be appointed to represent them.

A Public Defender is appointed by the Court to represent defendants in criminal court who are financially indigent. All Public Defenders are attorneys who have been licensed to practice law in the state of South Carolina.

There are more than 200 Public Defenders serving those in need within our state.  For more information and for assistance, contact the Public Defender office for the county where you have been charged with the crime.

Public Defenders by Counties Served

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NamePosition
Fielding Pringle
T: 803-929-6150
F: 803-748-5018
Circuit Public Defender
Jennifer Davis
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Deputy Public Defender
Ross Abbott
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Lindsay Adler
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Nathaniel Paul Brady
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Zoe Bruck
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Michael Bunda
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Hope Demer
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Meghan A. Eigenbrot
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Rob Forney
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Alicia D. Goode
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assitant Public Defender
Jessamine Grice
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Aaron Gushin
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Nekedia Heath
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Haley Hubbard
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Jasmine Lambert
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Richard Marsh
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Alice Phillips
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Robert Pillinger
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Tracy E. Pinnock
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Constantine Pournaras
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Jennie Lynn Rischbieter
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Thornwell Simons
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Sarah Smith
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Jessica Sturgill
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Kieley Sutton
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
John Tate
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Tamika Thompson
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Kathleen Warthen
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Chirstopher Whitehead
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Ashley Wilkie
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender
Laura Young
T: 803-765-2592
F: 803-748-5018
Assistant Public Defender